Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
ESE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
7
7
10
7
6
17
20
16
21
14
10
10
15
18
15
18
18
14
13
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:57AM1.77m
00:38AM1.77m
12:51PM1.70m
1:38AM1.73m
1:51PM1.62m
2:36AM1.69m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.16m
6:41AM0.33m
6:58PM0.22m
7:44AM0.35m
7:57PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:34
Temp °C
11
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
16
16
15
14
12
11
10
7
11
11
11
8
7
8
8
9
11
14
13
12
11
10
9
11
15
14
14
13
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
3
3
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
21
14
9
9
15
18
15
18
18
14
13
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
2
2
2
4
7
10
10
5
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
7
7
6
5
10
26
20
17
20
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
120
120
120
120
120
120
100
121
120
120
32
120
120
32
32
32
59
89
120
169
120
122
120
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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